Nature Ecology & Evolution

Sea anemone used in research on the CARDIB protein and protection against viruses

The “Brake” That Protects Against Viruses: The Sea Anemone Reveals an Immune Pathway We Didn’t Know Existed

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte discovered that the CARDIB protein normally suppresses the sea anemone's antiviral response, but in its absence, viruses multiply more easily. The finding suggests that
Leucoraja ocellata species photographed at the cold end of its range, Labrador Sea, Newfoundland, Canada. (Photo: Shahar Chaikin)

living on the edge

Fish that change their distribution towards the poles due to climate change are declining in abundance